Kinsley

Population: 1,342
Median household income: $48,935
Median home value: $59,900

Kinsley is a community in Edwards County, Kansas, home to 1,342 residents. Its median household income of $48,935 runs below the Edwards County figure of $53,792.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kinsley's population declined 11.4% from 1,515 to 1,342, while its median home value rose 15.0% from $52,100 to $59,900.

The median resident is 41.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,342
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $48,935
Median home value: $59,900
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 778
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5151,342

Median household income

$49,138$48,935

Median home value

$52,100$59,900

Median gross rent

$625$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,515	$49,138	$52,100	$625
2020	1,467	$49,158	$54,400	$665
2021	1,441	$46,146	$55,900	$709
2022	1,371	$47,051	$57,100	$754
2023	1,342	$48,935	$59,900	$739

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	80	6.0%
5 to 17	238	17.7%
18 to 24	53	3.9%
25 to 34	154	11.5%
35 to 44	225	16.8%
45 to 54	144	10.7%
55 to 64	183	13.6%
65 to 74	153	11.4%
75 and over	112	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	967	72.1%
Black or African American	4	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.8%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	68	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	289	21.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	125	12.9%
High school graduate	350	36.0%
Some college or associate's	297	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	131	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	68	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	450	77.1%
Carpooled	71	12.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	3.3%
Bicycle	2	0.3%
Worked from home	19	3.3%
Other means	23	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	319	56.5%
15 to 29 min	57	10.1%
30 to 44 min	105	18.6%
45 to 59 min	20	3.5%
60+ min	64	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 16.5% (212 of 1,283)

	Count	Share
Family households	357	61.1%
Nonfamily households	227	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	584	75.1%
Vacant	194	24.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	451	77.2%
Renter-occupied	133	22.8%

1-unit, detached92.8%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	722	92.8%
1-unit, attached	12	1.5%
2 to 4 units	4	0.5%
5 to 19 units	1	0.1%
20 or more units	24	3.1%
Mobile home & other	15	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2037075
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9224, -99.4114